The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-04
THE RACES OF YESTERDAY
ACNAsHvILLE, LEXINGTON AND
WASHINGTON, ID. G.
A Great Day for Turf Sport 5000
People Attend the Meeting
at Nashville,
WHERE FHE BETTING WAS FASV
AND FURIOUS.
Tie Winners Were Shadow, Bsnyan,
SpaldiDg and Rdists-Programme
Of TOday's Events.
ESPECIAL TO TIE APPEAL.l


NASHVILLE, TENN, May 3.-The sec
ond days racing at the new West Side
Park was witnessed by 5000 people,
and the betting was fast and furious.
II was another excellent day for the
favorites, three of which won, a.
though spalding had to put his feet
down right rapidly in order to get his
nose under the wire fret. In the last
event on the card, BanDail, April
Fool and Favorite. were beaten after
a driving race by the shortest horse in
the books, Edisto, by Enquirer, out of
Babee The outside people were
badly swamped on this race, as the
chestnut FLY was considered dead
winner, especially as WiIhers had the
mount. The nesting is proving
grand success in every particular. The
weather looks as ii 1t was "in the
books" for the occasion. The time has
bsen fairly fast and The attendance
greater than ever before known at
Nashville race course. There is lively
times around the Maxwell House TO-
night, and the alent are putting up
their money with rush on the fourth
race tomorrow, IN which are such
clinkers as Egmont, Favor, Irish Pat,
Editor and Elgin. The old z az geld
ing Editor will hardly be held for this
race, but he will go against Little
MiDch and the shorter horses in the
six furlong dash.
First Race.-Selling puree $500; six
furlongs, for three year olds and up
weird. The starters we're: Alice M lore,
80, Barnes; Tony Pastor, l18, Kelev;
Avery, ia, Germa1dy; Kink, l07,
Elkie; Jessie Mcfarland, 107, Carroll;
Lea, los, Cochran; Shadow, Ill, Blay-
lock; Charlie Marks, 100, Godfrey.
The post odds were to /, Shadow 6
TO l, Pastor; 10 to ], Kink; 8 to l,
Avery and Marks, AID 30 to l, Lea.
Shadow won by a length from Albert
Marks, Alice Moore third. Time
:163.
Second Rae. Purse 5000, for maid.
ems thres years old aud upward; seven
furlongs. The starters we're: Visit,
95, COmstock; Gold Flee, los, Ger
mandy; lzura, 95, Barnes; Falsenote,
81, Elsie; Banysn, 105, Gadtrey
Drumstick, 81, Cunningham; Return.
ing Board, los, Adams. Post odds
20 to l, Visit 10 to l, Gold Flea; 10 to
], Izura; 8 to l, Falsenots;3 TO 5, Ban
yam 20 to l, Drumstick; 10 to l, Re-
turning Board. Banyan won by four
lengths from God Flea; Drumstick
third. Time-1:29.
Third Race.-Purss $4C0, q free han
dicap, nine furloDgs. The starters
we're: Phil Lee, ITO, Caldwell; Dan
cling Kid, 100, She idan; Spalding,
liz, Hagan; Birthday, 100, Godfrey;
Mcfarland, 9S, Carroll; o. B, So,
Richie. The post odds we're: 3 to 5,
Spslding; 8 10 /, Birthday; 10 to l,
Kin; 3to l, Phil Ire; 30 to l, o. B.;
100 to l, Mcfarland. Spslding won
by scsnt length from Dancing Kid,
Birthday third. Time-1 1861.
Fourth Race. The Arizona stakes,
for FLIES three years old, one mile.
The starters we're: Darkhsll, lib,
Mathews; Bannail, 1lS, Witbers; Ed.
isto, 106, Gerhsrdy; Erminie, ll3
Caldwell. The post odds we're: 8 to
/, Edisto; 5 to l, Darkhsll; to l, Err
minie. Edsto won by length from
Bannsil, Erminie bad third. Time
i Ash.
ENTRIES, WEIGHTS AND POOLING FOR
TODAY.
The following are the entries,
weights and pooling on tomorrow's
races:
First RGce.-Purse; eeven-e ghths OF
a mile. Biddy Bowling, 1O8, $40; Aris-
tocrat, 102, $ll; Eva K, liz, 81; War
Sign, lO5, 81; Little sullivan, 95, So;
Idle Pat, 102, 50; o. B liz, 81; Char
lie Marks, 81, $40; Broadhead, 95, So
Second Race.-Three-fourths Of a
mile. Editor, so, $50; Little Minnie,
so, $40; Straight Flush, 80, So; Sam
Harper, r., SO, Sill; Fellow Brock,
SO, $4
Third Race -Five.ei9hths of mile.
Bob Thomas, 103, 81 Zuhlan, 81; Tip
ton, 81; Aberdeen, 10; Vindicator,
100; Gounod, 100; Golightly, 100; I'm
itator, leo, as field, Sill; Bonnie King,
1903 $40; Amelia p, 81, 81; Jennie s.,
100, IS; Ovation, 81, S..
Fourth Rae. -Trouba or stakes; one
mile and one furlong. Egmont, 118,
$l75; Favor, 1913, SPAS; Irish Pat, ll8,
$3.50; Editor, lib, 800; Elgin, 118, $3.50.